Agropsar is a genus of Asian birds in the family Sturnidae. It is sometimes merged with Sturnus or Sturnia
Agropsar | |
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Daurian starling (Agropsar sturninus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Sturnidae |
Genus: | Agropsar Oates, 1889 |
These two species were formerly placed in the genus Sturnus. They were moved to the resurrected genus Agropsar based on the results of two molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2008.[1][2][3]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Agropsar sturninus | Daurian starling | eastern Mongolia and south-eastern Russia to North Korea and central China | |
Agropsar philippensis | Chestnut-cheeked starling | Japan and the Russian islands of Sakhalin and Kuriles | |
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